Best PlacesLockeland Springs, Nashville, TN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lockeland Springs, Nashville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Lockeland Springs, Nashville ranks 580th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lockeland Springs, Nashville
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Lockeland Springs, Nashville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lockeland Springs, Nashville ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Lockeland Springs, Nashville ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 54 pleasant days a year, better than only 2% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 20% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lockeland Springs, Nashville
A household needs to earn about $187,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lockeland Springs, Nashville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $134,117, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Lockeland Springs, Nashville's effective rate of 0.59%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lockeland Springs, Nashville
Lockeland Springs, Nashville's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lockeland Springs, Nashville.
Who works in Lockeland Springs, Nashville, and how
Work in Lockeland Springs, Nashville centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 55%
- Work from home 41%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lockeland Springs, Nashville
Lockeland Springs, Nashville has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 96% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lockeland Springs, Nashville and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lockeland Springs, Nashville, month by month
Lockeland Springs, Nashville sees roughly 54 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 30. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 40° | 30° |
| April | 75° | 61° | 48° |
| July | 94° | 81° | 71° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Lockeland Springs, Nashville
Nashville International sits about 5 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 12.6 million passengers in 2025, with 158 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Lockeland Springs, Nashville
Schools across Lockeland Springs, Nashville average a D, better than 11% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lockeland ElementaryA+ · 85% proficient
- Rosebank ElementaryD · 20% proficient
- Warner ElementaryD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Haynes MiddleF · 2% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lockeland Springs, Nashville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lockeland Springs, Nashville measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Lockeland Springs, Nashville against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lockeland Springs, Nashville
Is Lockeland Springs, Nashville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lockeland Springs, Nashville ranks 580th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, fast internet, and what local pay buys, and lowest on the weather and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lockeland Springs, Nashville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $735,452. The overall cost of living runs about 3% below the national average. Set against a $134,117 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Lockeland Springs, Nashville safe?
Lockeland Springs, Nashville is safer than 39% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $703 per resident a year.
Compare Lockeland Springs, Nashville with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lockeland Springs, Nashville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lockeland Springs, Nashville represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Lockeland Springs, Nashville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lockeland Springs, Nashville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lockeland Springs, Nashville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lockeland Springs, Nashville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lockeland Springs, Nashville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lockeland Springs, Nashville detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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